PRESS PLATE SUPPLY DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a press plate supply device which facilitates various adjustment operation and prevents picking up two plates when the press plate is taken out from a cassette and conveyed toward an image recording device. SOLUTION: A press plate sucking part sucks the vicinity of the end part of one side of the press plate mounted to a storage part. A first roller can be rotated by abutting to a main surface on the central side from a suction place of the press plate. A support part supports the press plate sucking part and the first roller. The drive mechanism reverses the front and back side of the sucked press plate by turning the support part while moving the support part in the press plate conveying direction. A second roller is disposed at the position opposed to the first roller in the case when the support part is moved in the press plate conveying direction and arrived at the predetermined position. The control part moves at least one side of the first and second rollers toward the other side, and holds the press plate sucked between the first and second roller. After the suction is released, the first and second rollers are rotated to convey out the press plate toward the other equipment. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT